Cotton-conveying apparatus



Oct. 16, 1928. 1,687,713

' c. E. COLDWELL COTTON CONVEYING APPARATUS Filed Feb. 25, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Maw Oat/16,1928. 1,687,713

C. E. COLDWELL COTTON CONVEYING APPARATUS Filed Feb. 25, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct, 16, 1928.

- UNITED STATES CHARLES E. oornwnrr, or PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

COTTON-CONVEYING APPARATUS.

Application filed February 23, 1327. Serial No. 170,381.

The present invention relates to means for carrying off the cotton from cotton gins, and

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while particularly intended forlong staple cotton, may be employed with other mate rials. The object is to provide simple means of an effective character, whereby the cotton is effectively removed from the cotton gins and is then transported to suitable press mechanism.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view partially in elevation and partially in section of an embodiment of the invention,

Figure-2 is an end elevation of one of the gins,

Figure 3 is a rear elevation with the easing removed to show the dofling roller,

Figure 1 is a sectional View on the line 4- 1 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view through the elevating conveyor, and r Y a Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Figure 5. I

A battery of gins is preferably employed, two being shown, and designated 7. These gins are preferably of the roller type, and the rollers are shown at 8. Behind the roller of each gin is a dofling roller 9. This dofiing roller, shown more particularly in Figures 3 and 4, comprises an angular core or shaft 10, on which is located a cylindrical wooden body 11. Surrounding the body is a sheet of flexible material of considerably greater length than the peripheral surface of the body, and secured at intervals by lines of fasteners 12 driven into the body 11. The portions between the lines of fasteners are thus outset, producing ribs that form outstanding flexible flaps 18, and these, as shown in Figure 4:, are so arranged that their ends pass downwardly adjacent to the gin roller 8. They thereby create a suction or draft that effectively takes the cotton from the gin roller.

The dofling roller 9 is located in a suitable casing 14:, having .a downwardly extending spout 15 opening into a horizontal casing 16. In this casing operates the upper stretch 17 of a horizontal endless conveyor belt 18 that delivers the cotton out of a spout 19 formed on one end of the casinglti. s

An endless elevator belt 20, located in an inclined position as shown in Figure 1, has its lower receiving end beneath the spout 19 and delivery end of the horizontal belt 18. This elevator belt 20 carries the cotton to a suitable receiver 21 where it is delivered tothe press, not shown.=,

The elevator 20 preferably consists of a plurality of spaced endless straps 22, on

which are fastened at intervals angle brackets 23, to the upstanding arms of which are secured thin metal cross strips 2 1. In the angles of the brackets are located tie blocks 25. Located on the straps 22 and extending beneath the angle brackets is an apron 26 that serves as a support for the cotton.

1e arran lien is suc a 1e u er Tl en t I hthttl 3 edges of the cross strips 24 operate close to the delivery end of the conveyor belt 18, and

in their sweep past the same they create a draft that effectively removes the cotton from the belt, insuring its deliveryon to the elevator.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the constrnctiomoperation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilledrin the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

"What I claim, is:

1. The combination with ginning apparatus, of a conveyor alongside the same, means for delivering the cotton from the ginning apparatus to the conveyor, and an elevator conveyor that receives the cotton from the first conveyor, said elevator conveyor having fan blades that move beneath, and past the discharge end of the first conveyor.

2. Thecombination' with ginning appara tus, of an endless conveyor extending along the base of the ginning apparatus, means for dofiing the cotton from theginning apparatus and directing it on to the conveyor, and a second endless elevator having its receiving end underlying the delivery end of the convey-or, and having spaced outstanding blades that operate adjacent to but inspaced relation to the conveyor and fan the cotton from the first conveyor.

downwardly on the upper stretch of the belt,

and an endless elevator having its receiving end underlying the delivery end of the conveyor belt and having spaced outstanding blades that operate adjacent to but in spaced relation to the conveyor belt and fan the cotton from the first conveyor.

4;. The combination with a battery of cotton gins, of a conveyor belt having an uppen the receiving end of which is located below the delivery-rendof the conveyor, and slats on said belt comprising angle irons that are secured to the apron, blocks in the angles of the irons, and strips secured to the outstanding flanges of the irons and projecting beyond the same, the projecting portions of said strips and constituting'fan blades cooperat ing with the conveyor to blOWrthe cotton 20 therefrom. V

' In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

' CHARLES 'E. OOLDWELL. 

